Home improvement season is coming! And just in time, plants, ponds, kitchens and more await you at the Spring Home and Garden Show February 3-5, 2012. At the Linn County Fair and Expo Center you will be able to see fresh ideas for the backyard, spectacular decking (from TnT of course!) and fencing all on display. You can play the Passport Giveaway with cash prizes and support the local food drive earning yourself a dollar off admission! Say goodbye to winter and get Spring Fever at your local Linn County Spring Home and Garden Show!

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The 22nd annual Salem Home & Remodel Show is the place for building, remodeling and all sorts of home improvement fun this fall. And Trent & Trish will be there the weekend of October 21-23 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Some of the great items we’ve brought back from previous shows: really awesome bed pillows, a granite island countertop complete with a sink & faucet and all kinds of good food. Of course we always enjoy comparing notes and learning new things from our fellow vendors. We get as much out of attending the show as we do from our displays!

The weekend of September 30 – October 2 TnT is headed to the 17th annual Albany Home & Remodel Show. This year the event boasts a fun Pet-Zone; an overstock Fall tree and shrub sale; a home roof giveaway, Habitat for Humanity Bargain Building resources and plenty more! The Home Show bursts at the seams with home improvement ideas and tips from the local experts. TnT will even have our Trex CustomCurve bending unit on display and will be busy bending decking and rails for a variety of projects. It’s not quite Superman bending steel with his bare hands but it’s darn close!

Ever wonder what the top items are that home buyers want when looking for a new home? Nothing’s worse than spending a lot of money making improvements to your home only to find out that potential buyers have no interest in the improvements you made. I recently read a great article reviewing a Better Homes & Gardens magazine survey that listed the top six must-have spaces.

The following article was published on MarketWatch.com January 21, 2011 by Steve Kerch. Be sure to read it through if you’re planning on buying or selling real estate anytime soon. And if you decide to improve your outdoor living space – call TnT!

ORLANDO, Fla. — Homeowners, shaking some of their recession weariness, are making plans again to upgrade to a new home or remodel the one they’re in, a survey from Better Homes and Gardens magazine finds.

But their flirtation with a nicer home is still grounded in economic reality.

“Consumers are starting to give themselves permission to dream about a new home again and for the first time in several years actually are considering houses that are slightly larger than their existing homes,” said Jill Waage, editorial director for home content at the magazine.

“But they aren’t looking at something significantly larger. They want more space but it is driven by both function and finances,” she told an audience at the International Builders Show earlier this month. “Their priority is a home they will enjoy. The new mantra is ‘I am spending my money, so make it count.’”

According to a survey of Better Homes and Gardens readers taken in late December, these are the six spaces that homeowners most want to see included in their new home or updated in their existing one:

1. Separate laundry room.
2. More storage and built-ins.
3. A home office.
4. An outdoor grilling/living area.
5. A second bedroom with a private bath.
6. Everyday eating space close to the kitchen.